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We're counting on you. Be counted in 2010.

Census handsRoanoke County proudly supports the 2010 census. You should receive a form in the mail around March 15, 2010. We can't move forward until you send it back! Census forms are due April 1, 2010.

 

See Real-Time Mail Participation Rates and the Take 10 Challenge

Take 10 Challenge Map

You can now see real-time census participation rates for your ZIP Code. The site also has links to participation rates for the 2000 Census, so you can compare participation rates between each census.

The site also includes national and state participation rates for comparison.

Daily results are posted by the Census Department and can be viewed in either in interactive map or as text only.

Visit the Take 10 Map site.

 

10 questions - 10 minutes

We're counting on you to help Roanoke County receive its share of $300 billion in federal funds annually for community services such as roads, programs for schools and seniors, and hospital services. There are only 10 questions and it takes about 10 minutes.

Census AdWhat's Does the Census
Mean to Roanoke County?

Federal dollars to local communities are based on population. The higher a community's population, the more money a locality receives. According to the U.S.Census Bureau, Roanoke County received $292,861,994 in 2008. That's approximately $3,222.97 per Roanoke County resident or $7,593.98 per household. 

It's Quick. It's Easy. It's Confidential

2010 Census sample formLook for your Census forms in the mail. The forms should arrive in your mailbox in February or March. When yours arrives, please fill it out and return it promptly, so it doesn't get mixed in with junk mail or tossed with the trash. Be counted in Census 2010. It's easy. It's confidential. It's important.

For more information about the 2010 Census, visit the following websites:


2010 Census Key Dates

  • February-March 2010
    Census questionnaires are mailed or delivered to households.
  • March-April 2010
    Be Counted program begins. Census questionnaires are available at select public sites for individuals who did not receive one by mail.
  • April 1, 2010
    CENSUS DAY!
  • May-July 2010
    Census takers visit households that did not return a questionnaire by mail.
  • December 21, 2010
    By law, the Census Bureau delivers population counts to the President.

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